This review published by the NMC on 9 July 2024 found instances of racism, bullying and discrimination at virtually every level such that the findings shows there to be “a fundamental disconnect between what the NMC embraces and what it practices”. The review was commissioned by the NMC following concerns raised by a whistleblower who claimed a “deep-seated toxic culture” was leading to skewed and failed investigations
This review by Lord Darzi, published by the DHSC on 12 September 2024, makes clear that it is most unlikely that the government will be able to fix all the problems with the NHS in one term and places much of the blame for this on the actions of the last government
This report published by the Kings Fund on 7 July 2024 makes clear that the NHS must do more to address the racial inequalities that exist, injustices that it highlights that were already in place before the impact of the pandemic. Furthermore, it suggests that the slow progress on seeing improvements in the national WRES data is due in the main to the discrimination that exists